ELMHURST, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: KINGS STAR CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KINGS STAR CONSTRUCTION CO INC in 82-25 QUEENS BLVD, ELMHURST, NY 11373 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 334006020.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KINGS STAR CONSTRUCTION CO INC
- Site address
- 82-25 QUEENS BLVD
- City
- ELMHURST
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11373
- Mailing
- 33-70 PRINCE STREET #102, FLUSHING, NY 11354
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236116
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.96
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.96: Safety-toe footwear for employees shall meet the requirements and specifications in American National Standard for Men's Safety-Toe Footwear, Z41.1-1967. A. On or about 4/19/12, on the ground floor of 82-25 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY Employees working at the site were exposed to foot injuries. The employees wore the pair of causal shoes. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they were not equipped with such guards when in use: A. On or about 4/19/12, on the ground floor of 82-25 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY Employee was cutting metal pipe with a DeWalt cut-off machine without a guard. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.452 W02
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner: A). On or about 04/19/12, on the ground level of 82-25 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY A mobile scaffold (2) wheels were not locked when an employee installing plumbing & heating system on the platform of the scaffold. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: A). On or about 04/19/12, on the ground level of 82-25 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY An amployee was using a top step of an A-frame ladder for gain access to the platform of the scaffold. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 334006020.
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